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The
Kailyard school of
Scottish fictionScottish literature is literature written in Scotland or by Scottish writers. It includes literature written in English, Scottish Gaelic, Scots, Brythonic, French, Latin and any other language in which a piece of literature was ever written within the boundaries of modern Scotland.The earliest...
was developed about the 1890s as a reaction against what was seen as increasingly coarse writing representing
ScottishScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
life complete with all its blemishes. It has been considered as being an overly sentimental representation of rural life, cleansed of real problems and issues that affected the people. Its name derives from the
ScotsScots is the Germanic language variety spoken in Lowland Scotland and parts of Ulster . It is sometimes called Lowland Scots to distinguish it from Scottish Gaelic, the Celtic language variety spoken in most of the western Highlands and in the Hebrides.Since there are no universally accepted...
"kailyaird" or "kailyard", which means a small cabbage patch (see
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) or
kitchen gardenThe traditional kitchen garden, also known as a potager, is a space separate from the rest of the residential garden - the ornamental plants and lawn areas...
, usually adjacent to a cottage.
Writers of the Kailyard school included J.M. Barrie (
Peter PanPeter Pan is a character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie . A mischievous boy who can fly and magically refuses to grow up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood adventuring on the small island of Neverland as the leader of his gang the Lost Boys, interacting with...
),
Ian MaclarenIan Maclaren was a Scottish author and theologian.He was the son of John Watson, a civil servant...
,
J. J. BellJohn Joy Bell , known professionally as J J Bell, was a journalist and author. Born in Hillhead, Glasgow, Bell was schooled at Kelvinside Academy and Morrison's Academy. He attended the University of Glasgow, where he studied chemistry...
,
George MacDonaldGeorge MacDonald was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister.Known particularly for his poignant fairy tales and fantasy novels, George MacDonald inspired many authors, such as W. H. Auden, J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, E. Nesbit and Madeleine L'Engle. It was C.S...
,
Gabriel SetounThomas Nicoll Hepburn was a Scottish poet and author who wrote under the pseudonym of Gabriel Setoun.He wrote poems such as 'Jack Frost', 'Romance' and 'The World’s Music.' He also wrote novels in the 'Kailyard school' style such as Barncraig and Robert Urquhart . He was born on 21 April 1861 in...
and
S. R. CrockettSamuel Rutherford Crockett was a Scottish novelist, born at Duchrae, Balmaghie, Kirkcudbrightshire, the illegitimate grandson of a farmer....
.
The
Scottish RenaissanceThe Scottish Renaissance was a mainly literary movement of the early to mid 20th century that can be seen as the Scottish version of modernism. It is sometimes referred to as the Scottish literary renaissance, although its influence went beyond literature into music, visual arts, and politics...
was a reaction against Kailyardism.
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